Crime & Safety
3 Dead, 4 Injured In Union City Crash That Involved MARTA Bus
The MARTA bus driver was among the four people who were injured in the Stonewall Tell Road crash Tuesday night.
UNION CITY, GA — Three people died, and four people were injured, in a three-vehicle crash that involved a MARTA bus Tuesday night at Stonewall Tell Road, near the South Fulton Parkway intersection, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
Authorities said a blue Ford F-150 was driving north on Stonewall Tell, where a MARTA bus was driving southbound near the intersection.
An unknown black sedan heading south on Stonewall Tell tried to turn left onto South Fulton Parkway but was hit by the F-150 on the rear passenger side, authorities said. The F-150 then hit the MARTA bus in a head-on crash.
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Authorities said the driver of the F-150 disregarded a traffic control device.
Three people who were inside of the F-150 were pronounced dead while three others inside of the truck were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with serious injuries, authorities said.
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The MARTA driver was seriously injured, but there were no other riders on the bus.
Authorities said the driver of the sedan fled from the scene before troopers arrived.
GSP's Troop C Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is investigating the case.
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